Tiwingan Cliff Houses

Tiwingan Cliff Houses is in Riam Kanan Lake area, Tiwingan Lama Village, Aranio District, Banjar Regency. It is 1,5 km from Riam Kanan Lake Fishery by an engine boat or referred to by the local community as “Klotok”. It was a result of earth events (geology) originating from the Paau Formation was 59-65 million years ago (Late Cretaceous), a cliff in Riam Kanan Lake. This cliff inhabited by several residents who used to be in the lake area, before the dam of Riam Kanan Lake was carried out, made with wooden pillars that jutted upwards, so that it looked tall and visible from a distance. The function of this style of house is to adjust the lake water level which can rise at any time, depending on rainfall, and the discharge of the river flow that enters the Riam Kanan Lake, so that the houses are not submerged in water